The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-21
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

Willis Parker, one OF the leading
citizens OF Pierre and we'll known as a
large dry goods dealer, died suddenly
IN Kingsbury, Ind, where he went for
his health.
The president has nominated James
+. Spencer OF New York as the success
sor of Judge Church on the Dokata
bench
Huronites gives the building i'm
provements of 1856, showing q total
expenditure Of $685. ,775. Over one
hundred residences and twelve brick
blocks were built.
The county commissioners decided
that no liquor license would be given
IN Rhicland county.
Logan memorial services were held
in the court house at Pierre, being
largely attended. A sermon was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Blackburn.
The q. A. r.. attended in body.
The consolidated Watertown Jurnal
and Democrat, mentioned some days
ago, will, it is proposed, be made a
Democratic sheet. The editor is George
Q. Jones OF Sioux Falls.
The legislative committee of the
Territorial Pharmaceutical associa.
tion met at Fargo, and drafted a bill
for presentation to the legislature re.
quiring the registration OF druggists,
and other precautions to be taken.
Among those present were: f. c.
Maxey, Troy; f. Noegleli. Lamoure: c.
X. Meredith, Jamestown; I'll. l.. Hans.
samen, Grafton; Frank Frisby, Bis.
marck; and D. M. Holmes, Grand
Forks.
An informal reception and supper
was given at Sioux Falls in honor O!
Judge Church, governor-elect OF Da.
kota. AT the conclusion OF supper
Judge Church responded to calls for a
speech.
A Canton dispatch says: A quiet
but determined move is on foot to re.
peal the old capital commission act
and return the seat OF government to
Gankion. This will not be done until
along toward the last of the legislative
session, when it can be more easily de.
termlned what congress intends to do
with the division question. This sec
ton will radically favor the capital
removal should congress refuse to
divide the territory within the next
forty days.
There We're heavy blockades on ac.
count Of the snow in the Southwest.
Another large statehood meeting
was held at Huron on the 5th, at
which money was given freely Tor
prosecuting Dakota's claim for di.
vision and admission. Addresses
were made by Messrs Haines OF Park
er, Owen OF De Smet, and Gov. Mel.
lette OF Watertown. The meeting
made an urgent request to the govern.
or to reconvene the legislature at a
very early day, that it may provide
ways and means for the support oi
the state government, and for prose
cutting the cause OF admission.
b. Roberts, an old resident and es,
teemed citizen of Wapheton, was dis.
covered lying on his bed dead from
the effects of shot from revolver,
which he still held in his hand. His
property here was heavily encumbered,
and his inability to meet the pay
ments is supposed to have been the
direct cause of his suicide. In a letter
found in his pocket he stated he was
wrecked financially, and took this
way of ending his trouble. The de-
ceased was forty-fve years OF age and
unmarried. Hs iao-o one tsiilne belonged
to the regular army, and was q mem.
Der OF the G. A. r. post OF that city.
The liquor license question was set
tied at Grand Forks by the county
commissioners deciding to let the
county license remain at 5000. Great
pressure was brought to bear by high
license advocates upon the commits.
sioners to have the license placed at
$500, the maximum amount allowed
by law.
The farmers alliance meeting at Far,
go recommended the reduction OF in.
terest to 10 per cent; the making of a
clause tor attorneys fees in a mort.
gage illegal; also against the taking oil
commissions by agents for securing
money, and recommended the extern
sion OF the time when taxes become
delinquent to June L.
The report of the superintendent OF
the jamestown hospital for the in,
sane shows that AZ OF the inmates are
natives OF Norway, Thirteen were
born in Canada, Is in Germany. ii
in Sweden, Z in England, in Iceland.
d in Ireland, l in Scotland, g in Aus
tria, 2 in Bohemia, / in France, / in
Denmark, l in Russia, l in Wales-a
total OF lO6 OF foreign nativity out OF
l76, which represents the total nun
ber OF admissions to theasyum. Con.
sidering that less than one-third OF the
population of the territory were for.
eign born these figures are OF particular
significance.
Acting Secretary of the Interio,
Muldrow at Washington disbarred
Joseph NJ. Wallace OF Rapid CITY,
from praticing as HI attorney before
the interior depal ltment or any OF its
bureaus and local land offices.
P. j. Mccrumber, who distinguished
himself in the lower house two wears
ago as anti-woman suffrasist. and
who made so argumentative q speecb
that the ladies changed their minds
and presented him an elegant banquet
was first to arrive at Bismarck tn
take his seat in the council.
AT Fargo H. F. Hemingway, former.
ly ieisht agent of the Milwaukee road
at Fargo, pleaded guilty to embezzle.
iment. Sentence was deferred. Hem.
ingway was arrested last summer.
Rev. DR.. Pay;lea resigns as president
OF the board OF directors OF the Dakot
Methodist university, and Bishop Bon
man OF st. Louis takes his place.
Improvements in Mitchell for eae
amounted to S150,0Oo.
The Fidelity Insurance Company d
Huron began business on the 9th. It
Is organized under the territorial Jaw
and has 100000 paid up capital.
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